ballot box - volební urna, hlasovací urna
BrE
/'bælət bɒks/
AmE
/'bælət bɑ:ks/

noun - a box where you put the piece of paper with your vote

 
constituent - složka, prvek
BrE
/kən'stɪtʃʊənt/
AmE
/kən'stɪtʃʊənt/

noun - one of the things from which a substance or system is formed

 
spell out - vyhláskovat
BrE
/spel 'aʊt/
AmE
/spel 'aʊt/

verb - to say or write the letters of a word one by one

V-neck
V-neck - výstřih do V
BrE
/'vɪ: nek/
AmE
/'vɪ: nek/

noun - a V-shaped opening for the neck in a piece of clothing

 
in-line - přímo v textu
BrE
/'ɪnlaɪn/
AmE
/'ɪnlaɪn/

adjective - placed directly in the text (i. e. not as a footnote etc.)

aftermath
aftermath - následky, situace (po něčem), důsledky
BrE
/'ɑ:ftəmɑ:θ/
AmE
/'æftərmæθ/

noun - the situation after something bad has happened (e.g. a disaster, war etc.)

 
vocal folds - hlasivky
BrE
/'vəʊklˌfəʊldz/
AmE
/'voʊklˌfoʊldz/

noun, technical - membranes in the larynx that humans use to produce sounds (speak etc.)

 
vocal cords - hlasivky
BrE
/'vəʊklˌkɔ:dz/
AmE
/'voʊklˌkɔ:rdz/

noun - membranes in the larynx that humans use to produce sounds (speak etc.)

 
tailcoat - frak
BrE
/'teɪlkəʊt/
AmE
/'teɪlkoʊt/

noun - a formal man's jacket that has two long pieces at the back

 
tails - frak
BrE
/'teɪlz/
AmE
/'teɪlz/

noun - a formal man's jacket that has two long pieces at the back

backwards and forwards
backwards and forwards - tam a zpátky, sem a tam
BrE
/'bækwədzənˌfɔ:wədz/
AmE
/'bækwərdzənˌfɔ:wərdz/

phrase - moving in one direction, then in the opposite direction, usually more times

stab
stab - bodnutí (nožem, špičatým předmětem)
BrE
/'stæb/
AmE
/'stæb/

noun - the act of hurting someone with a knife or another sharp object

 
putt - patovat, doklepnout do jamky (v golfu)
BrE
/'pʌt/
AmE
/'pʌt/

verb - to hit a golf ball gently when it is near the hole

 
word order - slovosled
BrE
/'wɜ:dˌɔ:də/
AmE
/'wɜ:rdˌɔ:rdər/

noun - the arrangement of words in a phrase, a clause or a sentence

 
homestay - ubytování v rodině
BrE
/'həʊmsteɪ/
AmE
/'hoʊmsteɪ/

noun - accommodation in the home of a host family, especially for students etc.